December 7, 2024

87% of expatriates have completed biometric registration

Brigadier Nayef Al-Mutairi, director of the Personal Identification Division at the Criminal Evidence Department, told Kuwait TV on Tuesday that 87 percent of expatriates in Kuwait have completed their biometric registration.

The deadline for expatriates to finalize their biometric registration is December 31st.

In contrast, approximately 98 percent of Kuwaitis have submitted their biometric data, with only around 20,000 citizens yet to complete the mandatory registration, he added.